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Scoop Blog Archive / February 2012

Sneak Peek: Seattle Center's Food Court Becomes the Armory

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Cody Bay
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Cody Bay
The Armory

This week the Seattle Center Century 21 Committee revealed its first real glimpse of what it has in store for the remodeled Center House, which is now being called The Armory. Read more »

24-Hour Dining Coming to Georgetown

By: 
Cody Bay
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Cody Bay

Those who lament the lack of all-night dining options in the city will have one more option come spring: Scott Horrell, owner of the 9lb Hammer and Loretta's Northwesterner in South Park is expanding into the space next door to his Georgetown bar to open a 24-hour diner.  Read more »

Le Gourmand to Close, Gracefully, This Spring

Bruce Naftaly in the dining room at Le Gourmand

Ballard's sweet corner destination for special dinners, Le Gourmand, has just announced that it will shutter June 2nd after 27 years.

I feel a bit of sadness that our city is losing such a beacon of dining; I'm even just a bit more wistful about tiny, oh-so-perfect Sambar nextdoor closing, as it's where some of the finest drinks in the city can be sipped (and the prices are much more user-friendly). And what will become of that marvelous little summertime garden oasis? I have warm, delicious memories of Le Gourmand; I feel lucky to have enjoyed dinners there. Read more »

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Danielle Custer's 'Lovely, Gooey & Melty' Dream

By: 
Cody Bay
Image Credit: 
Clare Barboza

You may have heard the news that Danielle Custer, director of TASTE Restaurant, has left her post at SAM's culinary work of art to take her talents on the road in the form of (swoon!) a gourmet grilled cheese truck.

In a chat I had with Custer the other day, the chef-turned-manager-turned-consultant-turned-chef-again told me a bit more about what she envisions for her new truck, Monte Cristo, which has really been seven years in the making. Read more »

 
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